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Trump delays tariffs as the rest of the world plays hardball (www.bbc.com)
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Donald Trump's White House had grandly promised "90 deals in 90 days" after partially pausing the process of levying what the US president called "reciprocal" tariffs.

In reality, there won't even be nine deals done by the time we reach Trump's first cut-off date on 9 July.

The revealing thing here, the poker "tell" if you like, is the extension of the deadline from Wednesday until 1 August, with a possibility of further extensions - or delays - to come.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You know if they had just focused on problem countries with unfair labour laws I bet they could have achieved something

But when they go after everyone at the same time it becomes obvious that all you have to do is say no and wait for the American corporate machine to eat this administration alive.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

That's the game everyone is playing. Just stall and run out the clock. There's no point in working on a deal, because he'll break it the moment it's convenient.

Put up a show of negotiating with the US, and work more with other countries. The public in the US seems to forget that the rest of the world are not NPCs in their own internal struggle.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ok, yes, sure... but - and stay with me here - what should you do if you're the single most incompetent and confident person on the planet, surrounded by morons you chose solely because they would agree and amplify everything you say? What then, Mr. Smart G- I mean, Pancake?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I would probably misunderstand companies buying raw materials for cheap and turning them into high priced commodities as a weakness.